Complete each of the following sentences with one adjective. This adjective should be one that isoften used (i.e., it collocates) with the nouns and / or adverbs in italics. To help you, the first and lastletters of each word have been given to you, and there is a sample sentence to show you how thatadjective could work with one of the nouns or adverbs.

The first one has been done as an example.

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1. C_AREFU__L is often followed by the nouns analysis, assessment, consideration, deliberation,examination, observation, or planning.

(Sample sentence: After _____ observation, we noticed that the drug was beginning to take effect).

2. C__________L is often followed by the nouns argument, aspect, debate, feature, idea, importance,issue, role, or theme.

(Sample sentence: The _____ theme of his talk was the possibility of interstellar travel).

3. C__________L is often followed by the nouns analysis, appraisal, evaluation, examination, orscrutiny.

(Sample sentence: They carried out a _____ examination of the documents to see if they weregenuine).

4. D__________G is often followed by the nouns consequence, effect, impact, result, admission,allegation, criticism, or disclosure.

(Sample sentence: After a series of _____ allegations about his professional misconduct, heresigned).

5. E__________L is often followed by the nouns characteristic, component, element, feature,ingredient, part, or requirement.

(Sample sentence: A working knowledge of Spanish is an _____ requirement if you want the job).

6. F__________E is often followed by the nouns accusation, allegation, assumption, belief, claim,description, impression, or statement. It is often preceded by the adverbs blatantly, completely,entirely, patently, totally, or utterly.

(Sample sentence: She made several _____ assumptions about her new professor).

7. I__________T is often followed by the nouns aspect, element, factor, feature, issue, part, or point. Itis often preceded by the adverbs crucially, extremely, particularly, terribly, or vitally.

(Sample sentence: It is vitally _____ to disconnect the appliance from the power supply beforedismantling it).

8. I__________E is often preceded by the adverbs absolutely, almost, nearly, practically, quite,seemingly, totally, utterly, or virtually.

(Sample sentence: I found the language practically _____ to learn).

9. I__________D is often preceded by the adverbs deeply, extremely, genuinely, keenly, mainly,particularly, primarily, principally, or seriously.

(Sample sentence: I like 19th century art, but I'm primarily _____ in the pre-Raphaelite movement).

10. L__________Y is often followed by the nouns delay, discussion, interview, negotiations, pause, orperiod.

(Sample sentence: After a _____ pause, she continued speaking).